The Brexit threat to Ireland
(Based on an article in The Economist) It is twenty years since the Good Friday Belfast Agreement was signed...
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Australian cricket and the moral high ground
Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner have been banned by Cricket Australia for a year for ball-tampering....
Tillerson gone – “a master stroke for the UAE & Saudi Arabia”
İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي @iyad_elbaghdadi was expelled from the UAE. He is a writer, entrepreneur, and human rights activist...
A first win of the season for the Lanna Tigers
The vast concrete cavern of the 700th Anniversary stadium in Chiang Mai is the home ground of both of...
Chiang Mai airport upgrades – believe it when it happens
Squadron Leader Monthanik Rakngam, the General Manager of Chiang Mai International Airport and team made an announcement on February...
Absolute unchallenged power
The news broke at three minutes to four on a chilly winter’s afternoon in a two-sentence bulletin. “The Communist...
Pattaya, Russia, Trump and sex lessons all in one story
So this story starts with a normal day in Pattaya. The arrest of Russian nationals. Nothing too unusual about...